![]() Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, October 29, at 2:00pm at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY, with burial in the Moore Cemetery, Subtle, Metcalfe County, KY. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Road, Spartanburg, SC 29307. Jerry 'Buck' Nelson Compton age 71 of Edmonton passed from this life on Octoat University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY. Visitation will be held 2-2:45 pm Thursday, Jat Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel, 2075 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29307, with funeral services following at 3:00 pm, conducted by The Rev. She was also preceded in death by her son, John Philip Compton and siblings, Jacqueline Smith Holland, Jacques Smith and Jeannette Smith Kirkley, and brother-in-laws, Thomas Milton Compton and Oscar Compton. Survivors include her daughter, Emily Compton her sister, Amaryllis (Amy) Smith Almond her grandson, Seth Compton a daughter-in-law, Pamela Compton, all of Spartanburg her niece, Belinda Smith Wyatt of Boiling Springs: and her nephews, David Lanier Smith of Lebanon, TN, Thomas Sidney Compton (Leigh) and Jeffery Scott Compton, both of Boiling Springs, SC, along with many great and great grand nieces and nephews. Family genealogy was her passion, both researching and sharing her extensive knowledge. She attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses was baptized and. She enjoyed gardening and deeply loved her family. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence Artemis and Mary Magdalene Meadows Compton. She was also an Assistant Society Editor for the Herald-Journal newspaper and the Assistant Registrar at Wofford College. She assisted James "Buck" Buchanan in the creation of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" dioramas that captured window shoppers for decades. Compton was a 1944 graduate of Spartanburg Methodist College and a 1946 graduate of Converse College. Compton was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church Spartanburg and was a member of Church Women United. Born October 19, 1924, in Ware Shoals, SC, she was the daughter of the late Reynolds and Jeanne Cheyron Smith and wife of the late Billy Frank Compton. until time of service.Spartanburg - Marguerite Smith Compton, 96, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, Jat Upstate Community Hospice House. Visitation will be on Saturday from 5-8 p.m. 29, at Butler Funeral Home in Edmonton with burial in Moore Cemetery. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.įuneral services will be 2 p.m. Obituaries Place an Obituary Celebration Announcements News. Jerry was well-known for his skill as a farrier and storyteller. Compton, a World War II hero whose exploits are chronicled in the HBO series 'Band of Brothers,' died Saturday at his home. Jerry was active in his community serving on the Metcalfe County Fair Board, volunteer for the Edmonton Fire Department, Metcalfe County Rescue Squad and coach for girls slow-pitch softball at Bowling Community Park, formerly Marc Park. Jerry is survived by his wife, Cathy Marie Moss Compton five children: Teresa (David) Gillentine, Glasgow, Greg (Trudi) Compton, Scottsville, Tracy (Tonya Emmert-fiancé) Compton, Chris (Shannon) Compton and Brittany Compton and one sister, Ruby Harper, all of Edmonton three grandsons, Jerry (Alexandria) Ward, of Glasgow, and Matthew and Hunter Compton four granddaughters: Kristen, Kandace and Becka Mae Compton, all of Edmonton, and Cora Compton, of Scottsville two stepgrandsons, Coe and Cooper Campbell, of Scottsville and several nieces and nephews.īeside his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Earl "Buddy" Compton and brother-in-law, Donald Harper, of Chicago, Ill. Jerry was a retired farmer and truck driver. Nor did his second in command, Lynn Buck Compton, who'd been an LAPD. He was the son of the late Rufus and Rosa Clemmons Compton. 'Buck' Compton, a veteran whose World War II exploits were depicted in the HBO miniseries 'Band of Brothers,' has died, his family said. 88 his obituary, the Los Angeles Times in 1989 noted that he was the first. Compton who had led a remarkable life, from prosecuting. 25, 2017, at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville. Lynn Buck Compton Saturday afternoon said the man left an indelible mark on their lives. Jerry "Buck" Nelson Compton, 71, of Edmonton, passed from this life on Wednesday, Oct.
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